Staff Report
PREPARED BY : SHELLEY NEIS
Town Clerk Administrator
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 40 8 -354 -68 32
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 06/05/2018
ITEM NO: 7
D ATE : MAY 23 , 2018
TO : MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD NOVEMBER 6 , 201 8 WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON THAT DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE
AND AUTHORIZING OTHER RELATED ACTIONS
RECOMMENDATION :
Adopt a resolution requesting that the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors consolidate a
General Municipal Election to be held on November 6 , 201 8 with the State -wide General
Election to be held on that date pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code and
authorizing other related actions.
DISCUSSION :
Every election year, the Town is required to adopt a resolution regarding the consolidation of
the municipal election with Statewide or federal elections. In addition, the resolution
addresses financial issues as required by law. Specifically, Propositio n 73, approved by the
voters June 1988, prohibits public financing of candidates for elected office in California.
Specifically , Government Code Section 85300 provides as follows:
"No public officer shall expend and no candidate shall accept any
public m oneys for the purpose of seeking elective office."
Therefore, this resolution provides that each candidate is required to pay the actual costs of
printing, handling , and translating the candidate's statement which is incurred by the Town, up
to the maximu m allowed by the Elections Code. The resolution further directs that the Town
Clerk Administrator is required to provide written notice to such effect with each set of
nomination papers issued. Per the Registrar of Voters, the estimated fee per candidate is
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SUBJECT: CALLING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018
MAY 23, 2018
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DISCUSSION (continued):
$1,87 3.00. Of this amount $1,873 .00 goes to the County Registrar of Voters for the translation
of the candidate’s statement into six other languages and the printing of the candidate’s
statement in the Registrar of Voter’s choice of two languages.
Under Section 10228 of the Elections Code, and Town Code Section 2.30.011, there is also a
required filing fee of $25.00 which covers some of the Town’s costs for the processing of
candidates’ nomination papers.
The General Election calendar issued by the Registrar of Voters for the November 6 , 201 8 ,
election is included with this report as Attachment 2.
COORDINATION:
This report has been coordinated with the Town Attorney .
FISCAL IMPACT :
The total cost of the November 201 6 General Election for two Council seats was $37,093 .00 .
The Fiscal Year 201 8 -1 9 Budget includes the $53,824 .00 estimated cost for the November 201 8
General Election for t hree Council seats. The fees charged to the candidates will offset some of
the costs of the services rendered for filing and printing candidate statements and the
translation and printing charges for the 200 -word candidate statements.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMEN T :
Is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachments:
1. Draft Resolution ordering consolidation of elections
2. November 6 , 201 8 General Election Calendar